Rachel McCarthy
Producer, "Due South"Rachel McCarthy is a producer for "Due South." She previously worked at WUNC as a producer for "The Story with Dick Gordon." More recently, Rachel was podcast managing editor at Capitol Broadcasting Company where she developed narrative series and edited a daily podcast. She also worked at "The Double Shift" podcast as supervising producer. Rachel learned about audio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Prior to working in audio journalism, she was a research assistant at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.
Rachel feels lucky to live close enough to the American Tobacco Historic District in Durham that she can walk or bike (depending on how late she is) to work. Some of her favorite things to do include hosting impromptu gatherings at her home and hanging out on her front porch.
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Two reporters talk to Due South about changes to abortion access in North Carolina and across the South. And candid discussions about the uncertainty and exhaustion for abortion providers in the almost nine months since SB-20 went into effect.
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Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with WBHM reporter Mary Scott Hodgin about Alabama Supreme Court's IVF ruling and the new legislation passed in the wake of the ruling. Then, one Alabama IVF patient's journey.
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The story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke has captured the imaginations of North Carolinians for centuries. And what actually happened to those colonists remains a mystery, despite so many efforts to uncover the truth.
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Tiny home consultant Jewel Pearson talks to co-host Leoneda Inge about how tiny house living can open the door to homeownership.
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Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary talks to co-host Leoneda Inge from NC State's Emerging Issues Forum about financial resiliency.
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Civil rights activist and former North Carolina state senator Floyd McKissick, Jr. talks with co-host Leoneda Inge about why he's an advocate for early voting.
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Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with Durham County's Director of Elections Derek Bowens and WUNC's Voting and Election Integrity Reporter Rusty Jacobs about the history of NC's voter ID law, the many types of IDs accepted at the polls and how voters can ensure their vote counts.
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A restaurant server turned organizer and a chef/owner get candid with co-hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii about how life in the restaurant industry has, and has not, changed since the pandemic, and their efforts to advocate for change.
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Two financial therapists talk about money shame, guilt, anxiety and avoidance, and explore ways to reframe our thinking, and our feeling, about finances. Also, practical tips for managing money from a personal budgeting expert.
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Two researchers talk to co-host Jeff Tiberii about some of the ways artificial intelligence has been used so far in this election cycle.